autoscroller

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noun

A section of a video game which automatically scrolls the player through it, or in which the play area scrolls automatically and the player must keep up.

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Meanings

nounautoscroller (plural autoscrollers)

plural autoscrollers

  1. video gamesA section of a video game which automatically scrolls the player through it, or in which the play area scrolls automatically and the player must keep up.

    Super Mario Bros 3 a Nintendo exclusive classic (World 8 - first autoscroller) and […]

    2014, Bogdan Ion Purcaru, Games vs. Hardware. The History of PC video games: The 80's, Purcaru Ion Bogdan, page 470
    1 more example

    It would be tough to sim accurately, but I suppose you could just have someone saying whatever you see on the autoscroller.....

    2001 June 17, Larry Roberts, “Title Fight 2001 Questions”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.sports (Usenet)

Origin

From auto- + scroller.

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Cite this entry
APA

autoscroller. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoscroller

MLA

“autoscroller.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoscroller. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoscroller,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoscroller.

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